Teal (Anas crecca)
Species
Teal (Anas crecca). Male. Taken at Slimbridge, Gloucs., on November 7th 2023
Male. Taken at Slimbridge, Gloucs., on November 7th 2023 (© David Hastings)
(1/800th sec at f8. Click image for larger version)
Teal (Anas crecca). Female. Taken at Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk, on February 3rd 2020.
Female. Taken at Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk, on February 3rd 2020. (© David Hastings)
(1/250th sec at f8. Click image for larger version)

Description

L: 34 - 43 cm; WS: 53 - 59 cm

Teals are small dabbling ducks. Males have chestnut coloured heads with broad green eye-patches, a spotted chest, grey flanks and a black edged yellow tail. Females are mottled brown. Both show bright green wing patches in flight.

Teal can be found throughout the British Isles.

They favour northern moors and mires for breeding. In winter birds congregate in low-lying wetlands in the south and west.

Many continental birds spend the winter in Britain.

This is an Amber-list species because the UK is home to a significant percentage of the NW European wintering population.

Sightings

02-Nov-2025 : Standlake Common, Oxon
16-Oct-2025 : Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk
14-Oct-2025 : Cley Marshes, Norfolk
13-Oct-2025 : Warham Greens, Norfolk
05-Oct-2025 : Standlake Common, Oxon
25-Aug-2025 : Standlake Common, Oxon
06-Apr-2025 : Standlake Common, Oxon
26-Mar-2025 : Sherborne, Gloucs (6)
24-Mar-2025 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (10)
17-Mar-2025 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (3)
15-Mar-2025 : Standlake Common, Oxon
25-Feb-2025 : Standlake Common, Oxon
29-Jan-2025 : Otmoor, Oxon
15-Jan-2025 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (10)
03-Jan-2025 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (14)
02-Jan-2025 : Standlake Common, Oxon

29-Dec-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon
22-Dec-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon
22-Nov-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (5)
07-Nov-2024 : Cley Marshes, Norfolk
05-Nov-2024 : Cley Marshes, Norfolk
04-Nov-2024 : Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk
14-Jun-2024 : Cley Marshes, Norfolk (12)
21-Apr-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon (10+)
16-Mar-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon (8)
16-Feb-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (11)
02-Feb-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
31-Jan-2024 : Slimbridge, Glos
26-Jan-2024 : Standlake Common, Oxon
16-Jan-2024 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (6)

26-Dec-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
05-Dec-2023 : Cote, Oxon (100+)
07-Nov-2023 : Slimbridge, Glos
22-Oct-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon (42)
27-Apr-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
20-Apr-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
17-Apr-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon (40+)
16-Apr-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
19-Mar-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
15-Mar-2023 : Otmoor, Oxon
11-Mar-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon (50+)
26-Feb-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon (60+)
19-Feb-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon (50+)
05-Feb-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
01-Feb-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon
19-Jan-2023 : Slimbridge, Glos
01-Jan-2023 : Standlake Common, Oxon

26-Dec-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
06-Dec-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
20-Nov-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
13-Nov-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
18-Oct-2022 : Otmoor, Oxon
18-Oct-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
16-Oct-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
08-Oct-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
09-Aug-2022 : Otmoor, Oxon
26-Jul-2022 : Otmoor, Oxon
23-Apr-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon (6+)
15-Apr-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
26-Mar-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
27-Feb-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
07-Feb-2022 : Otmoor, Oxon
30-Jan-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
24-Jan-2022 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (2)
09-Jan-2022 : Standlake Common, Oxon
05-Jan-2022 : Otmoor, Oxon
04-Jan-2022 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
01-Jan-2022 : Radley Lakes, Oxon

29-Dec-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
09-Dec-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
25-Nov-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
22-Nov-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (6+)
21-Nov-2021 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (6)
17-Nov-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
14-Nov-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (4)
02-Nov-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
23-Oct-2021 : Appleford GPs, Oxon
16-Oct-2021 : Appleford GPs, Oxon
11-Oct-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
29-Sep-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
20-Sep-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
16-Sep-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
05-Sep-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
16-Aug-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon (2)
29-Apr-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon (2)
18-Apr-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
14-Apr-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon (2)
25-Mar-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
21-Mar-2021 : Appleford GPs, Oxon
14-Mar-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
09-Mar-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (2)
07-Mar-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
28-Feb-2021 : Otmoor, Oxon
27-Feb-2021 : Appleford GPs, Oxon (4)
31-Jan-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (1)
21-Jan-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (1)
11-Jan-2021 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (2)

14-Dec-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (3)
04-Dec-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (6)
01-Dec-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (6)
23-Nov-2020 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
04-Nov-2020 : Otmoor, Oxon
13-Oct-2020 : Salthouse, Norfolk (2)
01-Oct-2020 : Otmoor, Oxon (6)
05-Sep-2020 : Otmoor, Oxon
22-Mar-2020 : Standlake Common, Oxon
14-Mar-2020 : Standlake Common, Oxon
08-Mar-2020 : Standlake Common, Oxon
18-Feb-2020 : Otmoor, Oxon (2)
08-Feb-2020 : Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk
06-Feb-2020 : Cley Marshes, Norfolk
04-Feb-2020 : Holkham NNR, Norfolk
03-Feb-2020 : Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk
03-Feb-2020 : Thornham, Norfolk (20)
02-Feb-2020 : Holkham NNR, Norfolk (4)
27-Jan-2020 : Standlake Common, Oxon
12-Jan-2020 : Otmoor, Oxon
04-Jan-2020 : Standlake Common, Oxon

29-Dec-2019 : Standlake Common, Oxon
11-Dec-2019 : Standlake Common, Oxon
29-Nov-2019 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (2)
17-Oct-2019 : Otmoor, Oxon
05-Oct-2019 : Cley Marshes, Norfolk
04-Oct-2019 : Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk
03-Oct-2019 : Stiffkey, Norfolk
02-Oct-2019 : Cley Marshes, Norfolk
28-Sep-2019 : Otmoor, Oxon
20-Jun-2019 : Standlake Common, Oxon (2)
20-May-2019 : Loch Bee, South Uist (2)
29-Apr-2019 : Standlake Common, Oxon (2+)
18-Apr-2019 : Otmoor, Oxon (6)
14-Apr-2019 : Standlake Common, Oxon (6)
03-Apr-2019 : Standlake Common, Oxon
24-Mar-2019 : Otmoor, Oxon (4+)
23-Mar-2019 : Standlake Common, Oxon
05-Mar-2019 : Otmoor, Oxon (16)
23-Feb-2019 : Standlake Common, Oxon
11-Feb-2019 : Otmoor, Oxon (36)
17-Jan-2019 : Slimbridge, Glos (50+)
09-Jan-2019 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (1)
03-Jan-2019 : Otmoor, Oxon

20-Dec-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon
16-Dec-2018 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (2)
30-Nov-2018 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
13-Nov-2018 : Extremadura, Spain (2)
20-Oct-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon (3)
10-Oct-2018 : Otmoor, Oxon (10+)
30-Sep-2018 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
06-Sep-2018 : Otmoor, Oxon
09-Jun-2018 : Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk (12)
26-Mar-2018 : Otmoor, Oxon
25-Mar-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon
12-Mar-2018 : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
24-Feb-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon
12-Feb-2018 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
05-Feb-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon
04-Feb-2018 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (12)
30-Jan-2018 : Otmoor, Oxon (1)
18-Jan-2018 : Slimbridge, Glos (700+)
17-Jan-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon (250+)
15-Jan-2018 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
07-Jan-2018 : Standlake Common, Oxon
03-Jan-2018 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (4)

18-Dec-2017 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
16-Dec-2017 : Standlake Common, Oxon
04-Dec-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon
16-Nov-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon
05-Nov-2017 : Rushy Common, Oxon
01-Nov-2017 : Standlake Common, Oxon
30-Oct-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon
12-Oct-2017 : Cley Marshes, Norfolk
10-Oct-2017 : Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk
09-Oct-2017 : Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk
03-Oct-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon
26-Aug-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon
30-May-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon
15-Mar-2017 : Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon
19-Feb-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon
04-Feb-2017 : Otmoor, Oxon
28-Jan-2017 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (200+)
21-Jan-2017 : Standlake Common, Oxon
02-Jan-2017 : Standlake Common, Oxon

28-Dec-2016 : Otmoor, Oxon
24-Dec-2016 : Standlake Common, Oxon
13-Nov-2016 : Otmoor, Oxon
23-Oct-2016 : Otmoor, Oxon
09-Oct-2016 : Standlake Common, Oxon
13-Mar-2016 : Otmoor, Oxon
06-Mar-2016 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (22+)
27-Feb-2016 : Standlake Common, Oxon (60+)
25-Feb-2016 : Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon (100+)
04-Feb-2016 : Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon
23-Jan-2016 : Otmoor, Oxon
16-Jan-2016 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (4)

20-Dec-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon (60+)
22-Nov-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon
24-Oct-2015 : Titchwell Marsh, Norfolk
23-Oct-2015 : Cley Marshes, Norfolk
27-Sep-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon (10+)
02-Aug-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon (2)
27-Apr-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon (20+)
22-Apr-2015 : Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon
19-Apr-2015 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
16-Apr-2015 : Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon
10-Apr-2015 : Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon
09-Apr-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon (4+)
06-Apr-2015 : Stratfield Brake, Oxon (3)
22-Feb-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon (2)
18-Feb-2015 : University Parks, Oxford, Oxon
01-Feb-2015 : Otmoor, Oxon
17-Jan-2015 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (8+)

13-Dec-2014 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
29-Nov-2014 : Otmoor, Oxon
20-Nov-2014 : Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon (8+)
19-Oct-2014 : Otmoor, Oxon
01-Aug-2014 : Leighton Moss, Lancashire (2)
05-May-2014 : Tregaron Bog, Ceredigion (1)
03-Apr-2014 : Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon
24-Mar-2014 : Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon
23-Mar-2014 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (10)
20-Mar-2014 : Port Meadow, Oxford, Oxon
16-Feb-2014 : Otmoor, Oxon
02-Feb-2014 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (6)
12-Jan-2014 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
05-Jan-2014 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
02-Jan-2014 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (30+)

27-Dec-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon
22-Dec-2013 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
30-Nov-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon
03-Nov-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon
29-Oct-2013 : Slimbridge, Glos (350+)
28-Oct-2013 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
12-Oct-2013 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
05-Oct-2013 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
21-Sep-2013 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (1)
08-Sep-2013 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (6)
26-Jun-2013 : Hickling Broad, Norfolk (5)
25-Apr-2013 : Marais du Viguierat, France (2)
14-Apr-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon (24+)
31-Mar-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon
29-Mar-2013 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
10-Mar-2013 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (5)
17-Feb-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon
16-Feb-2013 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
02-Feb-2013 : Otmoor, Oxon
26-Jan-2013 : Cholsey Marsh, Oxon (3)
05-Jan-2013 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (c.100)

30-Dec-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon
18-Nov-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon (1)
25-Oct-2012 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (6)
14-Oct-2012 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)
06-Oct-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon
06-Apr-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon (10)
24-Mar-2012 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (4)
11-Mar-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon
25-Feb-2012 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (1)
19-Feb-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon (10)
11-Feb-2012 : Radley Lakes, Oxon
15-Jan-2012 : Radley Lakes, Oxon (c20)
02-Jan-2012 : Otmoor, Oxon (50+)

27-Nov-2011 : Slimbridge, Glos
09-Apr-2011 : Otmoor, Oxon (3)

03-Jan-2010 : Otmoor, Oxon

13-Dec-2009 : Otmoor, Oxon
31-Oct-2009 : Otmoor, Oxon (30+)
22-Mar-2009 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
05-Mar-2009 : Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

27-Dec-2008 : Otmoor, Oxon
17-Oct-2008 : Slimbridge, Glos

28-Dec-2007 : Otmoor, Oxon
23-Sep-2007 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon (2)

27-Oct-2006 : Slimbridge, Glos
25-Aug-2006 : Tophill Low, E. Yorks
26-Mar-2006 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
18-Feb-2006 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
11-Feb-2006 : Otmoor, Oxon
29-Jan-2006 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon

23-Oct-2005 : Otmoor, Oxon
10-Apr-2005 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon
28-Mar-2005 : Farmoor Reservoir, Oxon